Using Monitor as TV?

slickless2k

I have a decent flat panel monitor which I would like to be able to hook my cable box up to and watch TV on. Only problem is that my monitor only has a standard monitor hookup and no scart. I don't need TV tuning capabilites. I just wondered if there's anyway this could work because the box does all the work, and the monitor would just simply need to give an output?

Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

computerbar

what is your Decent monitor model no?
then it would be easier to tell you what to do

ormus

maplin do an adapter but its 60 quid.
an australian chap on ebay does em for 29 quid.
might be better to get a hauppage tv card?

slickless2k

Its a philips 170C.....i think........Its a flat screen monitor....not TV.

slickless2k

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=37141&doy=16m12

Would that work?

dkpoole

Try an Ebay search for Gadmei
I use a 5280E with a Freeview box and it works fine for me
Paid about £30 from an Ebay shop

aloiseb

Not a techie point, but don't forget you will need a TV licence anyway......

slickless2k

Just bumping the post back up to see if anyone else can help?

sleep2much

slickless2k wrote: »

Just bumping the post back up to see if anyone else can help?

How much help do you need? the answers above are pretty good I never even knew you could get a scart to vga looks pretty good except the £60...even the £30 is pretty steep, but if that's what it costs go for it.

[Deleted User]

I've got a box sitting in the bottom of my wardrobe that looks just like this:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=vga%20tuner&source=15&SD=Y

However, i paid 35 quid for it 2 years ago. It's basically an analogue tuner with VGA out. When i flatshared, i used it to turn my 19" TFT monitor into a flatscreen TV. Rather cheap method also

However, it looks like they're hard to get hold of cheaply now. Mine was an Acer AX120..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-AX120-Tv-Tuner-Box/dp/B0007SQIP6

Actually, i use to cheat with it. It had RGB in, so i plugged my freeview box in and used it to convert the signal to VGA.

No PC needed also.. it's just a little box that turns monitors into TVs

Edit: found some more on Amazon .. this appears to be the cheapest decent selection online:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Geniatech-Mini-Freeview-Receiver-Monitors/dp/B000T67U6M/ref=pd_sbs_ce_title_6
or.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gadmei-TV-Video-Games-Monitor/dp/B000FKP8YS/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_2_2
It even does picture in picture

g_attrill

dkpoole wrote: »

Try an Ebay search for Gadmei
I use a 5280E with a Freeview box and it works fine for me
Paid about £30 from an Ebay shop

I have a Gadmei unit too and paid about the same, it works very well, and the quality is great. Only negative point is that when in standby the speaker makes a low noise, and it interferes with nearby AM radios.